Research Article

Public Willingness to Undergo Presymptomatic Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 4

Reasons for accepting presymptomatic genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease (total responses 1758).

ReasonsNumber of responses (%)

To adopt a healthy lifestyle916 (52.1%)
To make plans for future and family planning730 (41.5%)
The possibility of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease in the future703 (40.0%)
To relieve anxiety664 (37.8%)
To make plans regarding my job and financial planning396 (22.5%)
I know a person with Alzheimer disease221 (12.6%)
Other82 (4.7%)